October 2007 InfoTech & Technology News

The October 2007 issue of IT&T News features reports on age verification laws for social networking sites and regulation of kids' video games. On page 1:

• AT&T, Sprint Nextel, and Quest Communications International have filed lawsuits against 14 Iowa telecommunications companies over alleged "traffic-pumping schemes."

• Legislative efforts to make Internet social networking sites safer may be lagging the market's own incentives to do so.

• New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer signed legislation in August relaxing restrictions on the resale of tickets to sporting and entertainment events.

• EarthLink Inc. may be fast losing interest in building San Francisco's municipal wireless network.

Also in this issue: telecommuting, RFID, wiretapping, Microsoft, video franchise reform, municipal wireless, industry news, a directory of organizations promoting market-based approaches to digital era policy issues, and infographics.